Monday Homework

Here is the menu of options to choose from for homework on Mondays. You should make your choice on Monday and then work on this homework for submission the following Monday.

Folklore: collect a story that your parent/ grandparent remembers from their childhood. Jot down any details they remember. Only after you have jotted down your parent's version, conduct your own research! Find the story in a book or on the internet and write it briefly IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

Music: Figure out the notes for a song you like, on the tin whistle. Record the notes so that you can share them with the class.

Art: create a piece of art in response to something we are learning about in school this week.

Book review: Write a review of a book you have read in school, or at home by yourself.

Physical Education

Our P.E. lessons take place on﻿Wednesdays.

Please ensure that you wear loose trousers and appropriate footwear on these days.

Tin Whistle Homework

New members of our class may like to visit the Tin Whistle page, where each of the notes and their place on the stave are explained.

Spellings

SACAWAC (study-and-cover-and-write-and-check) is a very useful approach to learning spellings. The child first has an opportunity to study the unknown word. Then they cover the word and attempt to write it. After checking against the original, the child may need to attempt it again.Having the opportunity to write spellings allows the child to use kinaesthetic memory to recall spellings - they develop a kind of 'muscle memory' for common letter strings.You can read more about SACAWAC here.Note: SACAWAC can be used for both Irish and English spellings.

Help with Irish Spelling Homework

This website; abair.ie, is designed to help figure out the correct pronounciation of Irish words.It may be useful if, by the time you get home from school, you have forgotten how to pronounce one of the words in your spelling list.

​ When you visit the site, click English in the top right corner. Select 'Connemara' (a dialect of Irish which sounds closest to the Irish I generally speak with the children), then type the word/ phrase into the box and click 'Synthesise'. The programme then reads the text aloud.

Go n-éirí libh! / Good luck!

Why Learn Tables?

Learning tables is a basic essential for mathematics and children should master addition and subtraction by the end of second class.

Without a good foundation in maths, it is difficult for children to be able to fully and accurately learn other parts of mathematics.

Learning addition and subtraction tables now will form a solid basis for learning multiplication and division tables later on.

We all use our tables in our everyday life and it makes learning much simpler when you can quickly recall facts rather than having to mentally try and work out each fact. Failing to memorise tables makes learning more complicated maths more difficult than it need to be.

How Parents Can Help Their Child Memorise Tables:

Let your children see that you place value on learning tables and that you think tables are important.

Show your child how quickly an answer should be arrived at!

Talk about any tricks you have for remembering number facts. These may or may not be useful to your child - everybody has their own tricks - help your child find their own!

Find out what your child already knows. Games like the ones on this website are a fun way to practise tables.